Zakynthos: The parents’ association sued the mayor for the schools in connection with the tragedy in Serres

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The parents ask the municipal authority to review all the burners in the school buildings, as well as the electrical installations, since some of them are problematic.

The Association of Parents and Guardians of Zakynthos proceeded to send an extrajudicial letter to the Mayor of Zakynthos, N. Aretakis, which he also notified to the prosecutor, on the occasion of the tragic death of the 11-year-old student in Serres and the cause of the situation in which many of the schools are of the island, which causes great concern to students, parents and teachers.

The parents ask the municipal authority to review all the burners in the school buildings, as well as the electrical installations, since some of them are problematic.

It is characteristic that in the court it is pointed out that the Municipality has not yet proceeded with the actions required for the legalization of the school buildings, as a result of which they do not even have a fire safety certificate.

The Union of Parents’ and Guardians’ Associations of Zakynthos states in the extra-court:

“On the occasion of the tragic incident in Serres that resulted in the death of an innocent child and the injury of other children, due to the poor maintenance of his school’s burner and with a sense of responsibility as parents and as members of our union but also worried by the reports that we are made known by the Directors of the Schools, the Associations of Parents and Guardians as well as the Heads of Primary, Secondary Education and the Decentralized Administration, in which many deficiencies and dysfunctional facilities are mentioned in all the schools, we address this to you and request the following:

1. The immediate full re-check of all burners and electrical installations in all schools of the Prefecture.
2. The complete control of all existing lightning rods and the installation of lightning rods in any schools that do not have them to date
3. The immediate control of all the roofs of the school buildings for any rainwater leaks that may cause a short circuit in the electrical installations
4. The immediate assignment to Engineers of the static control and legalization of the building facilities in all schools where there are such outstandings, because without full legalization it is not possible to issue a fire safety certificate for the buildings.

All of the above must be your immediate priority, as they affect the safety of our children within the school environment and for this reason it is imperative that you carry out the above checks in order to avoid accidents with incalculable consequences for our children.
It is understood that the technical inspection described above should be carried out by a specialized workshop and it can be seen from the respective certifications of the technicians who will carry it out that the inspection was actually carried out and any problems identified were completely and adequately dealt with.
Because all of the above needs to be carried out immediately, the upcoming Christmas holidays, when schools will be closed for a period of fifteen days, are an ideal opportunity, in order to carry out any necessary work without the presence of children in the school buildings, which ensures even more their safety .

The safety of our children is our self-evident, absolute and non-negotiable priority and we are prepared to ensure it, resorting if necessary to the exercise of every right granted to us by the Law”.

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